TPS Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Wanted to get an idea of the drafts the Bears' had under Jauron. Difficult to make overall judgements, but focusing on his top 3 picks in each year (1999-2003): 2 QBs (McNown and Grossman) 4 OL 2 WR 1 RB 2 DL 3 DB 1 LB I didn't take the time to find out what happened to a lot of these guys (injuries, etc), but I'd say his drafts look above average (top 1/3?). First two years look like good foundation building, then the 3rd year he went for some Prime time players (Terrell and Thomas). He's had a couple of good late round picks (4-7), but not a lot--Colvin, Azumah, and Brown. Maybe someone with more time can do a more in depth analysis. Bears' draft history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 He wasn't GM in Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 He wasn't GM in Chicago. 580096[/snapback] Assumedly he had some input... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Swerski Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Assumedly he had some input... 580115[/snapback] Not really. Mark Hatley drafted most of the players without input from Jauron and once Jerry Angelo came in, Jauron was shut out of the draft room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Not really. Mark Hatley drafted most of the players without input from Jauron and once Jerry Angelo came in, Jauron was shut out of the draft room. 580121[/snapback] Worse than a stepchild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Swerski Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 1999 was the worst year for the Bears in the draft... Da Bears had the #7 pick and were targeting Donovan McNabb and Daunte Culpepper at QB. Not much luck trading up to get hometwon hero McNabb so the Bears traded down to the 12 spot and were hoping that Culpepper would still be on the board. He went at 11 and we got stuck with Cade McNown. A dark day in Bears history indeed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Not really. Mark Hatley drafted most of the players without input from Jauron and once Jerry Angelo came in, Jauron was shut out of the draft room. 580121[/snapback] That explains a lot. http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/teams/CHI Looking from 1995-2003: some talent on defense, but a whole lot of high-round flops on offense.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan Trapped in Pats Land Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Not really. Mark Hatley drafted most of the players without input from Jauron and once Jerry Angelo came in, Jauron was shut out of the draft room. 580121[/snapback] Once Angelo came in, he was a dead man. If Angelo could have canned him after the 13-3 year, he would have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fake-Fat Sunny Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Not really. Mark Hatley drafted most of the players without input from Jauron and once Jerry Angelo came in, Jauron was shut out of the draft room. 580121[/snapback] No wonder the Bears lost and he got canned because not conferring and making the guy who handles the players on the field a central part of the selection of players is a recipe for disaster. I hope the sense that he was not the top dog in charge of Chicago is not meant as some slam on Jauron for not throwing his weight around because it actually provides more of an excuse to let him off the hook for some bad Chicago results under his tenure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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